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inventor

[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /


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He used the proceeds to go into business for himself as a full-time inventor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Or an inventor like Glidden, who had an economically viable idea?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But his claims were disregarded by the community and after years of claiming to be the inventor, a UK High Court judge ruled he was not Satoshi.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

My mom is a teacher in an experimental school and my dad’s an inventor.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen




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